स्वस्थ
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit स्वस्थ (svástha).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
स्वस्थ • (svasth) (indeclinable, Urdu spelling سْوَسْتھ)
- healthy, hale, robust
- स्वस्थ रहने के लिए हमें प्रायः व्यायाम करना चाहिए।
- svasth rahne ke lie hamẽ prāyaḥ vyāyām karnā cāhie.
- To remain healthy we should exercise often.
Synonyms edit
- तन्दुरुस्त (tandurust)
Derived terms edit
- स्वस्थचित्त (svasthacitt, “sane, mentally healthy”)
References edit
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “स्वस्थ”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Caturvedi, Mahendra, Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970) “स्वस्थ”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House
Sanskrit edit
Alternative scripts edit
Alternative scripts
- স্বস্থ (Assamese script)
- ᬲ᭄ᬯᬲ᭄ᬣ (Balinese script)
- স্বস্থ (Bengali script)
- 𑰭𑰿𑰪𑰭𑰿𑰞 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀲𑁆𑀯𑀲𑁆𑀣 (Brahmi script)
- သွသ္ထ (Burmese script)
- સ્વસ્થ (Gujarati script)
- ਸੑਵਸੑਥ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌸𑍍𑌵𑌸𑍍𑌥 (Grantha script)
- ꦱ꧀ꦮꦱ꧀ꦡ (Javanese script)
- 𑂮𑂹𑂫𑂮𑂹𑂟 (Kaithi script)
- ಸ್ವಸ್ಥ (Kannada script)
- ស្វស្ថ (Khmer script)
- ສ຺ວສ຺ຖ (Lao script)
- സ്വസ്ഥ (Malayalam script)
- ᠰᠣᠸᠠᠰ᠌ᡨᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘿𑘞 (Modi script)
- ᠰᢦᠰᠲᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧍𑧠𑧊𑧍𑧠𑦾 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐳𑑂𑐰𑐳𑑂𑐠 (Newa script)
- ସ୍ଵସ୍ଥ (Odia script)
- ꢱ꣄ꢮꢱ꣄ꢢ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆱𑇀𑆮𑆱𑇀𑆡 (Sharada script)
- 𑖭𑖿𑖪𑖭𑖿𑖞 (Siddham script)
- ස්වස්ථ (Sinhalese script)
- 𑪁 𑪙𑩾𑪁 𑪙𑩬 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚨𑚶𑚦𑚨𑚶𑚚 (Takri script)
- ஸ்வஸ்த² (Tamil script)
- స్వస్థ (Telugu script)
- สฺวสฺถ (Thai script)
- སྭ་སྠ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒮𑓂𑒫𑒮𑓂𑒟 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨰𑩇𑨭𑨰𑩇𑨚 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology edit
A compound of स्व (sva, “self”) + स्थ (stha, “to stand, endure”), literally meaning "self-standing".
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
स्वस्थ • (svastha)
Descendants edit
- Bengali: সুস্থ (śustho)
- >? Hindi: सस्ता (sastā)
- → Hindi: स्वस्थ (svasth)
- → Malayalam: സ്വസ്ഥം (svasthaṁ)
- Phalura:
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀲𑀢𑁆𑀣 (sattha)
- Romani: sasto
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “svastha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 804